Modeling Urban Growth Effects on Landscape Structure in Gorgan City Area | ||
| ECOPERSIA | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 2 - Serial Number 4, 2013, Pages 99-112 PDF (548.55 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hamid Reza Kamyab1; Abdolrassoul Salman Mahiny* 2 | ||
| 1Former MSc.Student, Faculty of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Iran | ||
| 2Associate Professor, Faculty of Fisheries and Environment, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Logistic regression (LR) was used to model urban growth between the years 1987 and 2001 in Gorgan city, north east of Iran. Three groups of variables including economic-social, land use and biophysical variables were used in the modeling practice. Using covariance of the independent variables, distance to administrative and sporting centers plus distance to cities were removed. ROC (Relative Operating Characteristic) value for LR was 0.87 that confirmed success of the modeling method. Using maps of urban growth probability predicted by the LR model, urban distribution patterns for the years 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040 and 2050 were created. Land use maps for the years 2001-2050 were created using urban probability pattern maps and the base land use map of the year 1987. We used landscape metrics at class and landscape levels to compare the urban growth effects on other land use types present in the area. The comparison showed that urban development influences agriculture and pasture land use types more than other land uses. Also, we found that the landscape in the study area has undergone fragmentation and will become more fragmented and heterogeneous over time. Urban growth creates higher urban patchiness and increases the number of pasture and agricultural patches. The information thus obtained is helpful in more effective management of the area. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fragmentation; Gorgan; Landscape Metrics; Logistic regression; Urban Growth | ||
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